Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook today announced that it’s working with Rockstar Games to bring Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2 headset. Rockstar Games previously announced it had started production on an “AAA open world title in VR” back in July 2020, which came on the heels of its VR port of L.A.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 22, 2020

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Spatial Computing: 2019 Lessons, 2020 Outlook. At the precipice of 2020, that leaves the question of where we are now? And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. VR Has an Evolutionary (not revolutionary) 2020.

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VRScout

AUGUST 25, 2020

Oculus Connect is now Facebook Connect according to an update by Andrew Bosworth, head of the new Facebook Reality Lab. Facebook’s VR/AR division, Oculus Research, is also receiving a bit of love in the form of a new label: Facebook Reality Labs. Stream it on the Facebook Reality Labs page or in Oculus Venues September 16.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2021

At the time, however, this was one of the most advanced pieces of consumer electronic hardware you could buy for under $600. . Real Commodore 64 – Virtually is actually based off an earlier version that Gomberg built for the Oculus Go back in 2020, which itslef was based on a Commodore 64 project by Jonas Minnberg called Machineroom.

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VRScout

JULY 24, 2020

Two days ago Twitter user WalkingCat posted an image of what appears to be a follow-up to Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset. 15 Sept pic.twitter.com/11Sgr4nEnF — WalkingCat (@h0x0d) July 24, 2020. This lines up with past Oculus Connect conferences, each of which held in September in San Jose, California. Quest 1.5,

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 is way too new for any real hardware discounts this holiday, it seems. It’s been one year since Oculus released beta support for Link, the company’s compatibility software that lets Quest users play Rift exclusives on PC. Make sure to download the Oculus PC app first, and connect your Quest 2 with a USB 3.0

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. That’s a wrap on Oculus Connect 6. Oculus Link launches this November ; Oculus will be offering its own official USB-C cable as well. .

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2020

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Rift games and apps as of August 2020. Best Rated Paid Oculus Rift Apps.

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Upload VR

MARCH 4, 2024

Anyone still using a legacy Oculus account will need to migrate it to a Meta account by the end of the month. Facebook Account Required For New Oculus VR Headsets From October 2020, Facebook will require anyone using an Oculus device for the first time to log in via a Facebook account.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2021

As promised, Facebook today introduced its new 128GB version of the Oculus Quest 2 headset for $300, entirely replacing the 64GB base model launched in October last year. You’ll find the 128GB model offered direct from Oculus , as well as from official partners including Amazon , Best Buy , Target , and Adorama in the US.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2020

Just yesterday at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, the VR company announced a new lineup of Pimax headsets that includes everything from the top of the line $1,200 model called the 8K X, as well as an entry-level PC VR headset called the Pimax Artisan, priced at a more affordable $449. The Pimax Artisan comes at a really great time for VR.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 14, 2021

The result is the report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook, and the latest episode of ARtillery Briefs (video and takeaways below). Those subdivisions include hardware and software, as well as consumer and enterprise use cases. And the underlying hardware continues to evolve, such as LiDAR. The Spatial Spectrum.

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2020

Oculus is reportedly readying a Quest successor which will iterate on the existing headset with a smaller form-factor, faster refresh rate, and new controllers. Rather than an outright Quest 2, it seems Oculus may be aiming first for a Quest S. SEE ALSO Oculus Reveals New VR Headset Prototypes with Major Advances in Optics Form-factor.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Now, according to Rec Room’s downloads on Quest 2, the developers estimate that Facebook has potentially sold upwards of three million Quest 2 units in 2020 Q4 alone. The post ‘Rec Room’ Studio Estimates Facebook Sold 2-3M Oculus Quest 2 Headsets in Q4 appeared first on Road to VR.

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AR Insider

MAY 25, 2020

I t’s time for another round of our periodic exercises to zero in on Oculus Quest unit sales. As mentioned, there were two recent clues from Oculus. The company revealed that non-advertising revenues were up 80 percent year-over-year, fueled by Oculus. Oculus Quest base model (64GB) is $399 while the 128GM model is $499.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Facebook has supposedly abandoned their plans for a next-gen Rift headset in favor of minor hardware updates. According to a new report by TechCrunch , Facebook has abandoned their plans for a next-gen Oculus Rift headset in favor of minor hardware updates to the original model. Image Credit: VRScout.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2020

E3 2020, the major games industry conference, has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. The organization that produces E3, the Entertainment Software Association, says it’s exploring options for an “online experience to showcase industry announcements and news in June 2020.” Updates will be shared on E3Expo.com.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2020

In Facebook’s Q1 2020 earnings call today, the company overviewed its latest financial situation and noted that Oculus products were a major contributor to $297 million in non-advertising revenue. Wehner specifically noted that the increase was “driven primarily by the sales of Oculus products.”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 has celebrated a pretty successful launch, with some developers saying they’ve seen a dramatic jump in both sales and engagement across their games since the standalone headset’s October 13th release. And that was with hardware backorders projected well into 2020. The Quest 2 Sales Bump.

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ARPost

JUNE 14, 2021

Focused on gaming and fitness, the company was announced at the 2020 World VR Industry Conference last November. By being the first AR headset to focus on both entertainment and fitness, Photons can be for AR fitness what Oculus Quest is for VR fitness. However, this is still an improvement over other AR headsets.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

LONDON, September 15, 2019 — VR Intelligence, a leader in senior level conferences and content for the extended reality (XR) industry, announced today the release of the XR Industry Insight Report 2019-2020. Get the XR Industry Insight Report 2019-2020 here. working on AR/MR. in the VR for enterprise segment. said the same for AR/MR.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 7, 2020

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Spatial Computing: 2019 Lessons, 2020 Outlook. At the precipice of 2020, that leaves the question of where we are now? And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. VR Has an Evolutionary (not revolutionary) 2020.

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VRScout

MARCH 8, 2021

.” During a recent podcast interview with The Information , Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shed some additional light on the future of Oculus, teasing everything from future hardware improvements to updates regarding the companies long talked-about AR headset.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2020

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Rift games and apps as of July 2020. Best Rated Paid Oculus Rift Apps.

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Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2021

While Facebook has yet to reveal official unit sales figures for Oculus Quest 2, various data points the company has offered, along with data from developers, has allowed us to hone in on a reasonable estimate. The last data point the company shared is that PSVR reached 5 million unit sales as of January 1st, 2020.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Spatial Computing: 2019 Lessons, 2020 Outlook. At the precipice of 2020, that leaves the question of where we are now? And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. VR Has an Evolutionary (not revolutionary) 2020.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2020

Check out this next-gen office powered by Oculus’ Passthrough technology. Earlier this week Facebook’s head of AR & VR Andrew “Boz” Bosworth showed off an experimental mixed reality workspace powered via prototype Oculus hardware. Image Credit: Andrew Bosworth.

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VRScout

JANUARY 4, 2020

Who doesn’t love the Oculus Quest? Like any fledgling hardware, however, the device is not without its faults, the most vocal being a heavy front-end that can cause additional stress to a user’s neck during extended play sessions. Shipping is expected to begin in March 2020. This is where VR Balance comes in.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? No new VR hardware announcement. It would be a crazy move.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2020

According to leaked documentation recently discovered by a handful of Oculus developers, it appears as though Facebook has already begun development on its next VR headset. Code-named ‘Del Mar’, the device was referenced briefly in an infobox posted on the official Oculus website. Looks like a new Oculus headset is in the works?

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Road to VR

AUGUST 25, 2020

After six annual Oculus Connect conferences, Facebook is rebranding its XR developer event with the name Facebook Connect. Although it no longer bears the Oculus name, Facebook says that Facebook Connect will continue to focus on the company’s XR efforts. Mark Zuckerberg on stage at Oculus Connect 3.

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ARPost

APRIL 30, 2020

That means a hardware-agnostic platform open to a more diverse range of both users and developers. Cross-platform gamers and developers may recognize a number of these trends from the Game Developers Showcase that Oculus hosted last month. Early on, Walia introduced what is becoming a mantra in the company: “The Netflix of VR.”. “

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 31, 2019

We asked the best and brightest in virtual reality to share their thoughts on what we can expect from VR in 2020. Facebook’s Oculus Quest launched this past May, creating more interest in VR than ever and serious momentum across the consumer market. What are you expecting from VR in 2020? Here’s what they had to say.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Recent anomalies in the Steam Hardware Survey’s VR section suggest it has become unreliable. Companies like Meta, Valve, & HTC don’t reveal hardware sales figures. Historically the Steam Hardware Survey was the the most reliable indicator of PC VR’s adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together.

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VRScout

AUGUST 19, 2020

Available now in open alpha, this one-of-a-kind patching experience offers you the chance to go hands-on with a variety of complex modular synthesizers, saving you thousands in hardware purchases. I have personally wanted a performance-oriented modular for VR ever since working with some early VR hardware in 2016.

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